Associate Director, Optimization & Continuous Improvement

United States - California - Foster City Manufacturing Operations & Supply Chain Regular

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe. We continue to fight against the world’s biggest health challenges, and our mission requires collaboration, determination and a relentless drive to make a difference.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.

Job Description
Gilead's mission is to discover, develop, and deliver therapies that will improve the lives of patients with life-threatening illnesses worldwide.

• Able to develop solutions to a wide range of complex problems, which require the regular use of ingenuity and innovation.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Able to create written communication that is properly structured providing clear, concise messages that draw well supported conclusions.
• Strong collaboration skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Good organizational and time management skills, including working knowledge of project management tools and techniques.
• Ability to interact effectively with senior management and construct compelling business cases to justify project investments.
• In depth understanding and application of relevant principles, concepts, practices, and standards, along with an in-depth knowledge of industry practices.
• Solid working knowledge of relevant regulatory guidance, including pharmaceutical GMPs and ICH Q7A.
• Able to apply established organizational policies, and interpret, execute, and recommend modifications to department policies and procedures as needed.
• May require familiarity with the technologies, strengths, and weaknesses of a wide variety of fine chemical and pharmaceutical manufacturers worldwide.

• High School Degree and Fourteen Year's Experience; OR
• Associates Degree and Twelve Years Experience; OR
• Bachelor's Degree and Ten Years’ Experience; OR
• Masters' Degree and Eight Years’ Experience; OR
• PhD and Two Years’ Experience
• Experience in pharmaceutical operations/cGMP environment highly desirable.
• Excellent knowledge of logistics operations within Gilead and understands external best practices on a global basis.

• Ability to ideate, prioritize and deliver a global program of change within logistics end to end.
• Works on problems of moderate to advanced complexity where analysis of situations or data requires an evaluation of intangible variables.
• Provides leadership, direction and management of a team, to support execution of a series of projects of differing levels of priority.
• Can work with cross-functional stakeholders to agree project priorities.
• Can clearly articulate priorities and project progress to a range of stakeholders, including Exec. Director, Vice President level and occasionally Senior Vice President level.
• Has experience of project management tools and techniques.
• Provides supervision, training, guidance and performance management to department personnel.
• Creates and maintains a positive working environment to ensure high productivity, employee engagement and performance.
• Exercises independent judgment in developing methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Develops and implements…